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Does the name Peter Weir mean anything to you? How about The Year of Living Dangerously, Witness, Dead Poets Society, Green Card or The Truman Show? These are all movies directed by the somewhat reclusive Australian filmmaker Peter Weir. Kansas City author and KU film studies teacher John Tibbetts, just released a book of interviews with Peter Weir– some conducted during a …Continue Reading

Meet the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, a 17-piece big band comprised of some of the areas’ top jazz performers. Kansas City author and KU film studies professor John Tibbetts talks about his book about Australian filmmaker Peter Weir, creator of such films as Dead Poets Society and The Truman Show. Take a look at a …Continue Reading

This week, the Nelson-Atkins Museum takes the exhibition Plains Indians: Artists of Earth and Sky all the way to the musée du quai Branly in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The Local Show gives you an inside look at this exhibit and then Ashley Holcroft takes you to the Nerman Museum at …Continue Reading

Next weekend a new movie about Wilt Chamberlain and Phog Allen called Jayhawkers will premiere at Lawrence’s Lied Center. It’s the newest from director Kevin Willmott, who’s made a name creating low-budget films that often explore our racial divide. As a KU film professor, Kevin is well aware that he’s walking a fine line—trying to mix …Continue Reading

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The documentary Meet the Patels follows Ravi Patel, who is almost 30, an actor, and, worst of all to his traditional Hindu parents, still unmarried. After he breaks up with his white girlfriend, Ravi submits ...Continue Reading

This year marks the 32nd Anniversary of the Christmas Tour and release of Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, an album that revolutionized the Holiday Season music category. This new tour features classic Christmas hits from Mannheim Steamroller and dazzling ...Continue Reading

Cultural values, beliefs and attitudes shape and influence our behavior. Just as cultures are unique, each child has unique needs. At this workshop —the first of four professional development opportunities for preschool teachers offered at ...Continue Reading